Halloween and Castanyada parties in Barcelona

Can't track down that costume? You'll find it here. Hilda's gloves, period costume from the Inquisition, Father Christmas' pyjamas or a bullfighters outfit. This shop is well-loved by those in the know and has a stock of over 15,000 outfits stored away in its innards.

Since 2001, Atucom has dedicated itself to selling and renting costumes and accessories for theatre, cinema and TV, but it's also a place of great pilgrimage for big dates on the calendar that require fancy dress – Carnaval and Halloween. If you're looking for a made-to-order costume, ask for a measurement and an estimate.

The Catalan tradition of building representative figures out of cardboard (giants, big-heads, puppets, and beastly creatures that take part in festivals) is the essence of this mask-making business, which covers masks from Greek tragedies to Comedia dell'Arte, French tradition to Catalan theatre, and even the Japanese 'Noh'. Their assests include some 300 models of masks that can be mass-produced without losing their artisanal character. Tourists, collectors, and those involved in the stage arts and festivals are the clientele of this shop on C/Princesa where, in addition to the masks you can also find many other cardboard and papier mâché objects.

In 1919 the doors opened at Comercial Bolsera, Barcelona's go-to shop for party decorations, gifts, costumes and more, located in the Raval. In 2000 the name changed but the spirit stayed the same: party packs live alongside wrapping paper and bows, as do decorations and materials for crafts. It's hard to leave here empty-handed.

This veteran costume shop sells party favours, Christmas decorations and fireworks. At E Carnaval, kids and adults alike will find costume and accessories perfect for any fancy dress parties or events they're going to, whether it's Carnaval, Halloween or a themed birthday party.

A place where you can find what you need to change a bathroom tap, buy a lamp for the living room, pick up a new shower curtain or a set of knives, and lose yourself among metres and metres of ready-made costumes and material to make your own. Servei Estació isn't just a dream space for those handy around the house, but also a shop where every member of the family can find what they need for whatever activity or hobby they're into.

At once enchanting and disturbing, El Ingenio's handcrafted toys, tricks and costumes are reminders of a pre-digital world where people made their own entertainment. Its cabinets are full of practical jokes and curious toys; its fascinating workshop produces the oversized heads and garish costumes used in Barcelona's traditional festivities.

This shop specialises in humour, perhaps even on a worldwide scale, because they approach the discipline from all sides (and take it seriously, we might add). They have books that use humorous tools, from Miguel Noguera to Kakfa, there are Spanish magazines from the '70s such as 'Hermano Lobo', and they have a good selection of joke items and even design objects, with a preference for David Shrigley merchandising and Seletti editions. La Llama also functions as a gallery and hosts stand-up comedy workshops.